This month, Wella Colour Savvy brings you the Textural Colour Effects collection. Within these three looks they have created a deliberate random play of light and dark, soft and dense colour, in synergy with cut, style and texture.

See how to create these gorgeous textural colour effects below or book a Wella Colour Savvy taster session through your local store. The session teaches you top industry tips, techniques and trends using Wella Professional products so you can create these must-have textural effects for your clients right now. Hurry as places are limited.

Giving your customer that perfect shave is no easy task, especially when dealing with the likes of tough stubble. Slow and steady is what wins the race, and preparation is of the utmost importance when it comes to achieving optimum results with your wet shave.

Simon Bethel, expert educator at the Great British Barbering Academy (GBBA), has teamed up with The Bluebeards Revenge to show you how to perform that super smooth cut throat shave.

When we heard that Gelish were launching Polygel, we couldn't wait to find out all about it. So, we tracked down the lovely team at Nail Harmony, the UK distributor of Gelish and Polygel, made them a cup of tea and asked them lots of questions to get the lowdown on this revolutionary new nail system.

The XP family has introduced 11 new creative shades across its Light Radiance and Intense Radiance collections. Salon Services colour experts, Zara Lynch and Rena Parrock, created two incredible shades that are trending right now - Champagne Rose and Slate Grey.

Inspired by the subtlest make-up techniques, #colorcorrection is an ultra-personalised colour service aimed at answering your clients most common hair colour frustrations and needs. Discover three exclusive services featuring Majirel: #myflashluminizer for an incredible shot of shine; #myreflectsneutralizer to get rid of brassiness; and #mycolorsculptor for a multi-dimensional colour result.

Our friends at The Bluebeards Revenge are real fashionistas and so when it comes to men’s hairstyle trends they definitely know what’s what. Using their top secret scientific formula (honest), they have predicted the top five styles the most fashion conscious men will be wearing throughout 2017.

We know that you want to give your clients the full beauty salon experience, so let us introduce you to the Truths family. Available exclusively at Salon Services, this special family of products offers a professional beauty range in all of the key treatment areas including Skin Care, Manicure, Pedicure, Aromatherapy and Tanning.

By Rebecca Archer, Marketing Manager, The Guild of Beauty Therapists

The Guild of Beauty Therapists recent survey on Professional Standards asked a sample of therapists (not all of them Guild Members) if they had treatment insurance. Whilst an overwhelming majority of 82.9% said they did have insurance cover, it was worrying to note that 17.1% were working without any insurance cover to protect them if something went wrong.

What better way to update your salon than adding a new treatment or skill to your menu? We sent hairdresser Kellie Dobson, owner of The Looking Glass, Barrowford, to review the Micro Loop Hair Extension Course.